Marlene Ricketts

Marlene Ricketts

Juniors Mahagony Jones (Cleveland, Ohio), and Marlene Ricketts (Westbury, N.Y.) each earned silver medals, leading the Nittany Lions to a fourth-place finish in the team standings Saturday (Feb. 23) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships at SPIRE Institute. With the fourth-place finish, the Nittany Lions achieved their 11th-straight top four finish in the women's standings, thanks to a total of 73 points.

Senior Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) and junior Marlene Ricketts (Westbury, N.Y.) both captured Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors, announced by conference offices on Monday. Loxsom won Track Athlete of the Week status following a world-leading run of 1:46.98 in the 800-meters last Saturday at the Nittany Lion Challenge. Meanwhile, Ricketts earned Field Athlete of the Week laurels thanks to a career-best and conference-leading performance in the triple jump.